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Renewable-Fuel Cargo Ships, Permaculture Food Forests, & Community
In episode #012 of the podcast, we spoke to visionary Lynx Guimond of Sailcargo Inc. He tells us about his journey from bee-keeping and building tree platforms in the mountains, to help tackle the massive environmental challenges the modern maritime industry poses. In this video, we explore the...
Farm to Table Food Forests Feeding a Permaculture Hotel/Restaurant (Nico Botefur: Essence Arenal)
In this episode, we hear from Nico Botefur of Essence Arenal, an eco-lodge, restaurant, and food forest nestled just across the lake from Volcano Arenal. Nico is another one of those mavericks who’s taken pasture land and turned it into a regenerative food forest and hosting grounds for...
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Building with Adobe, Bamboo, Aircrete & Vision [Aly Khan from Brave Earth Intentional Community]
When natural building meets technological innovations an enchanting beauty is often born. Aly Khan takes us on a tour of Brave Earth’s budding retreat center and the many stages of evolution that their structures have taken them on. From cob huts to aircrete domes, and bamboo A-frames to earthen...
Durian Grafting & Propagating Trees for Market (Peter Kring: Finca La Isla)
Have you ever wondered if having a tree nursery could be a viable business in a small market? Is grafting one of those curious mysteries that you’ve always wanted to learn more about? If so, take a few minutes and drop into the world of Peter Kring, nurseryman & president of the association...
Fruit Forest Maintenance (Peter Kring: Finca La Isla)
Biochar and microorganisms come up again and again in these conversations around soil health, plant health, and even carbon sequestering. Peter takes us onsite, in this video, to one of his fruit forests to explain how he applies these elements into his regenerative systems. If you like what Peter...
Natural Home Cooling (Justin Dolan: St Michael's Permaculture Country Club)
Cooling a house takes a lot of energy and can be a large expense for many living in the tropics and subtropic regions. In this video, we visit St Michael's Permaculture Country Club, home of Justin Dolan in Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Justin describes how he's using living roofs and vines to act as a...
Bokashi & Biochar for Better Gardens (Justin Dolan: St Michael's Permaculture Country Club)
Building healthy soil is a cornerstone of a productive garden. Today, Justin shares with us his recipe for making bokashi which is a bio-fermentation process designed to quickly break down organic matter into compost, inoculating the soil with beneficial microorganisms. Justin enhances his bokashi...
Bio-Ferments, Water Filtration, and Some Really Big Bambu (Ed Bernhardt: New Dawn Center)
This compost accelerating bio-ferment formula is something that every gardener needs to know about. Ed Bernhardt, the master gardener, and author shares his personal recipe for enriching soil quickly. He also gives us a tour of his quick compost systems and an intriguingly simple water filter that...
Greenhouses, Volunteers, & Vanilla Bean Propagation (Suzanna Leff: Finca Amrta)
Ever wonder how a vanilla flower is pollinated? Have you ever seen bamboo used as a hanging lettuce bed? In this video, Suzanna takes us for a tour of her organic homestead, greenhouses, solar food drying room, and shares some insights into her volunteer program and more. Finca Amrta hosts...
What is an impact center?
Throughout the Sharing Insights Podcast, the term Impact Centers is used occasionally to refer to permaculture farms, eco-retreat centers, and Intentional communities that have some kind of educational and/or outreach component to their mission. It points to the fact that these places are making a...
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Don’t Envy The Change Makers – Be One!
I’ve laid out a long list of options for how one might choose to apply the Permaculture Principles to their home life, relationships, business, and lifestyle. You may very well be practicing some of these things, already. Congratulations! The Principles, themselves,...
Creatively Use and Respond to Change
Change happens. It’s up to us to decide how we’re going to respond to it. To remain firmly fixed, in the face of change, can be difficult and ultimately lead to stress and a breakdown of vitality and effectiveness. To be flexible in life and business is considered...
Use Edges and Value the Marginal
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Use and Value Diversity
Diversity reduces vulnerability to a variety of threats and takes advantage of the unique nature of the environment in which it resides. Look, we’re all different. Our physical characteristics, preferences, habits, and cultural norms differ, as do our economic...
Use Small and Slow Solutions
Small and slow systems are easier to maintain than big ones, making better use of local resources and producing more sustainable outcomes. One can easily argue that large and fast solutions are sometimes needed. Emergencies happen, and we should contemplate...